>> denzel washington's character and i had a lot of the same problems. i had a lot of the same problems that harling does. you want to be everybody's buddy. harling looked like he stopped progressing around 1973. >> you're a hero, man. you will never pay for another drink as long as you live. >> reporter: goodman himself stopped drinking five years ago. >> if i don't pick up the first drink i'm fine. >> reporter: not chasing that deem on. >> yeah. let the deem onchase me. they can knock all they want. i'm not home. but i'm learning the important things in life. >> reporter: which are? which are petting my dog, saying hi to my wife, looking at this beautiful city, just little things that i was just missed. i just slept through for 30 years. >> reporter: anna beth must be something else. >> she must be. reporter: anna beth is his wife, a louisiana native. and one of goodman's reasons for moving to the biggiesy. their 22-year-old daughter molly is an aspiring film maker. >> she just does stuff that i'd be too lazy or wouldn't have the imagination to do. >>